Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

salvation. In everything they do there will be ease and comfort. On
the day of Rising, they will be with Prophets, Siddîqs, Martyrs and
Sâlih (devoted) Muslims.
“No matter in what century, if a man of religion does not
follow the Prophet and his Sahâba’s declarations, if his words,
deeds and beliefs do not agree with their teachings, if he follows
his own thoughts and exceeds the Islamic limits, if he oversteps the
four Madhhabs in those fields of study which he could not
understand, he will be judged to be a heretical man of religion;
Allâhu ta’âlâ has sealed off his heart. His eyes cannot see the right
way. His ears cannot hear the right word. There will be great
torment for him in the Hereafter. Allâhu ta’âlâ does not like him.
People of this sort are the enemies of Prophets. They think that
they are on the right path. They like their own behavior. However,
they are the devil’s followers. Very few of them come to their
senses and resume the right course. Everything they say will be
charming and falsely-adorned, and may seem to be useful. But all
the things they consider and like are evil. They will coax idiots into
heresy and perdition. Their words will look bright and spotless like
snow. But, exposed to the sun of truth, they will melt away. These
evil men of religion, whose hearts have been blackened and sealed
off by Allâhu ta’âlâ, are called ahl al-bid’at, or lâ-madhhabî men of
religion. They are people whose beliefs and deeds are not
compatible with the Qur’ân al-kerîm, with hadîth-i-sherîfs or with
the ijmâ’ al-ummat. Having diverged from the right way
themselves, they mislead Muslims into perdition, too. Those who
follow them will go to Hell. There were many such heretics during
the time of the Salaf as-sâlihîn and among the men of religion that
came after them. Their existence among Muslims is like gangrene
[or cancer] in one of the parts of the body. Unless the disease is
done away with, the healthy parts will not escape the disaster.
They are like people affected with a contagious disease. Those
who have contact with them will suffer harm. We must keep away
from them so that we should not be harmed by them.”
Of the corrupt and heretical men of religion, Ibni Taymiyya is
the most harmful one. In his books, particularly in his al-Wâsita,
he disagrees with the Ijmâ’ al-muslimîn, contradicts the clear
declarations in the Qur’ân al-kerîm and hadîth-i-sherîfs, and does
not follow the way of the Salaf as-sâlihîn. Following his defective
mind and corrupt thoughts, he deviated into heresy. He had much
knowledge. Allâhu ta’âlâ made his knowledge the cause of his
heresy and perdition. He followed the desires of his nafs. He tried
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